Adams makes the rounds and COVID-19 numbers inch up Rounding up the week’s political news. Eric Adams and Gov. Cuomo at a joint press conference on July 14. lev radin/Shutterstock The must-read daily newsletter for NY's political community. Get it in your inbox. Sign Up Now! It’s officially summer: the Riverside Park goats are back! They took a break last year, but on Wednesday, a large and enthusiastic crowd gathered for the second annual Running of The Goats, releasing the living lawnmowers into the park to do their job. And there’s something else new this year. In light of the city’s new use of ranked-choice voting, New Yorkers can rank their votes for the GOAT (greatest of all time) goat. Keep reading for the rest of this week’s non-animal related news.